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London County Council 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Table A.(v)— Housing of private households, Census1951and1961,metropolitan boroughs

Structurally separate dwellings occupiedHouseholdsDensity of occupation
Number% of 1951% of dwellings sharedNumber% of 1951% of households sharing a dwelling% of one person householdsPersons per room% of persons at more than 1½ per room
19511961195119611951196119511961195119611951196119511961
Division 1
Chelsea15,00816,29210911.19 018,42617,7569628.225.831.436.10.750.6810.38.2
Fulham28,54934,15612038.616 243,18441,4239660.432.418.923.00.840.7613.110.4
Hammersmith26,22928,91511030.716.038,90937,5539754.036.618.822.80.900.8315.816.0
Kensington41,39047,52111516 510 760,71864,54510643.738.632.336.40.820.8017.118.5
Division 2
Hampstead22,11630,54513826.89 935,97038,69810855.531.928.633.70.800.7512.911.5
Paddington24,32030,29412532.316 546,55945,8049865.047.531.236.00.880 8418.820.9
St. Marylebone22,76226,1961157.82 626,96126,6069922.610.631.535.90.760.689.67.0
St. Pancras29,14635,01612033.914 048,86544,2019061.134.127.528.90.930.8517.215.4
Westminster, City of24,49129,35812010.73 432,44929,7379233.014.634.936.80.760.6911.07.6
Division 3
Finsbury8,7029,26210625.015.612,41611,5269348.133.423.423.60.960.8816.114.6
Holborn6,6445,954905.66.07,4986,4188616.517.331.835.20.920.8114.811.6
Islington44,54350,82711449.133.081,79380,9809972.958.920.323.00.920.8715.817.7
Division 4
Hackney39,56041,76010635.727.357,65457,71310056.748.314.818.70.850.799.411.4
Shored itch10,84012,12711224.99.314,41213,4439344.119.217.019 00.980.8817.713.6
Stoke Newington ..10,33014,78414342.114.016,71718,22510965.231.217.320 00.860.8310.112.8
Division 5
Bethnal Green15,63214,4649322113.719,77516,6688438.926017.520.60.920.8414 .312.4
City of London1,4561,320910.70.41.4661,225841.41.322.521 30.770.686.53.3
Poplar17,80618,89710624.510.622,56321,1289441.121.013.716 20.930.8216.012.2
Stepney24,89526,52410717.87.730,29529,2199633.017. 617.02000.940.8616.116.2
Division 6
Deptford17,74919,56411035.415.525,16223,0699255.529. 315.117.40.810.749.310.4
Greenwich21,34824,60811519.18.526,39726,7721013.117.111.113.70.830.7311.07.0
Woolwich39,96045,00111312.15.145,36646,97210423.010.210.312.50.730.686.13 8
Division 7
Camberwell41,18853,32212936 28.559,12158,3829956.417.615.31780.800.759.29.7
Lewisham58,41765,04611119 710.572,10072,92210135.521.311.014.00.770.708.35.9
Division 8
Bermondsey15,56715,4709920.312.719,13217,4689135.623.715.419.10.930.8515.112.3
Lambeth55,19262,28711326.514.276,66675,7079947.830.617.320.10.830.7911.712.1
Southwark23,08224.54010625.412.432,05228,9009046.726.819.820.90.930.8615.213 8
Division 9
Battersea27,27429,05910735.720.439,08036,4279356.037.615.519.40.810.7510.411.2
Wandsworth84,644104,28612321.99.4109,004117,64310840.121.215.319.10.750.717.97.5
London a.C.793,840917,39511525.912.91,120,7101,107,1309947.829.919.722.80.830.7712.211.5